"Lighting lives with silence"

Mr Rambalak yadav has lived his life in a village "Tamkuha"(literally meaning Fog of Darkness) in the infamous Dhanaha region (often called the university for kidnappers) of West Champaran district in the state of Bihar.


Recently he experienced electricity for the first time in 60 years of this Country's Independence.
Mr. Yadav, a local teacher, shared his  reaction on the occasion "After sixty independent years, we have found freedom from Darkness".


One might speculate as to Who lighted his life?Well not the Indian Government I must hint you.
In a country with a Celebrity obessesed media and a Government Failing to ensure basic amenities to citizens,a new story is unfolding in Bihar thanks to Samta Samriddhi Foundation, an NGO setup by two childhood friends Gyanesh Pandey and Ratnesh Yadav.


This story has not been told much In India sadly with only The times group Covering it,However the development has been widely celebrated in the West with BBC,New York times and many more sharing the success story of these two friends.


Husk power systems,the venture they have established has taken the task of Setting biomass based power plants to light the villages of Bihar. Since 2008, HPS has successfully installed more than 80 plants in Bihar, providing electricity to over 200,000 people across 300 villages and hamlets.


Their Vision -"Power to empower millions of people – from darkness to light."

What they have achieved so far is commendable to say the least,From A grant of 90,000 euros from the Alstom foundation to upgrade 65 power plants to Saving 9,244,800 Liters of kerosene and touching  the lives of 200,000 people,Husk Power systems and people like Gyanesh Pandey and Ratnesh Yadav Are perhaps the “Business Visionaries” as I Do call them who could fill in the gaps between a very progressive IT India and a sluggishly growing ,government apathy stricken Rural India.

Source: HUSK POWER SYSTEMS WEBSITE

 Written by:Anupam Dubey